Thursday, August 01, 2019

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  Washington's Blog


  • Eric Zuesse California U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (who until recently was California’s Attorney General) is a gifted prosecutor, but that doesn’t qualify a person to be the...

  • Poor Wittle CNN

    a day ago
  • “So, Senator Sanders, do you think that someone who’s profited from the current so-called healthcare system, like John Delaney, is qualified to tell you not to change it?”...

  • The Two Types of Americans’ Racism

    a day ago

    • Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org On the one hand is the type of racism that is condemned by Democratic Party mouthpieces such as CNN in their 20 July 2019 “Fact...

      The Vintage News



  • Forty years on from its original release, Alien and its iconic costume still inspires people in unexpected ways. A high school production recently made headlines, with star Sigourney...

  • Historian Finds Never Before Seen Footage of Apollo 11 Moon Landing

    2 days ago
  • A little over a week ago, we celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of a truly landmark historical event, the Apollo 11 moon landing. To commemorate the event NASA and other organizations...

  • Incredible Find – Original Egon Schiele Drawing Picked up at Charity Shop

    2 days ago

    • For modern art fans, the name Egon Schiele is one of the most revered names. For one fan an unbelievable occurrence has transformed his life. Finding something of true and significant...

      Utopia – you are standing in it!




  • Lucas on New Keynesian macroeconomics

    4 hours ago

  • Is Money Speech? Free Speech Rules

    12 hours ago


    •   TARPLEY.net



  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Wednesday, July 31, 2019 Behind Trump’s Latest Episode: Cummings Issues Subpoenas for Ivanka...

  • Budget Deal to Avoid Shutdowns and Defaults for Two Years May Be in Trouble at the Hands of GOP Senate Deficit Hypocrites; Moscow Mitch Is Stalling Vote!

    2 days ago
  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Trump Demands Federal Reserve Make Large Cut in Interest Rates and Stop Quantitative...

  • Impeachment Summer! With House Members in Districts for Next Six Weeks, Activists Have Decisive Chance to Convince Them That the Time Has Come for Impeachment Inquiry Followed by Early Vote Against Trump! Interventions in Town Hall Meetings Plus Demonstrations and More Are Needed!

    2 days ago

    • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Monday, July 29, 2019 New UK Prime Minister “Boris” Johnson Poses as Bumbling Clown, but in Operates...

      Sustainable Pulse



  • FIGO, The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, has called Wednesday for a global phase out of the world’s most used herbicide, glyphosate, to protect women...

  • Bayer CEO Opens Door to Roundup Settlement as Lawsuits Swell

    a day ago
  • Bayer AG Chief Executive Officer Werner Baumann said he’d consider a “financially reasonable” settlement of litigation over the weedkiller Roundup as the caseload swells...
  • ( Is the USDA a co-defendant ? )

  • GMO-Friendly USDA Ogling Organic

    3 days ago

    • USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach recently made comments before the House Agriculture Subcommittee suggesting it is time to discuss the possible allowance of gene editing methods...

      sunshine hours



  • South / North

  • Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 207 – 2019

    5 days ago
  • South / North

  • Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 202 – 2019

    8 days ago

    • South / North

      Stagecraft and Statecraft



  • By Brahma Chellaney, Daily’O US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate Kashmir conflict was not the only controversial or outlandish statement he made in his 40-minute media...

  • U.S. courtship of Pakistan amplifies India’s challenge

    9 days ago
  • Brahma Chellaney, The Hindustan Times The United States has quietly replaced its threat of sanctions against Pakistan with renewed engagement — and rewards. Desperate to finalize...

  • From Moon Walk to Space Wars

    14 days ago

    • It is easy to get caught up in escalating strategic competition and conflict on Earth. But, 50 years after the Apollo 11 mission reached the Moon, guaranteeing the freedom to navigate...

      Ramani's blog



  • These are called Vyaktha Kshetras,that is where Lord Vishnu makes Himself available as Idol and thus becomes Describable. There are also called Astakshara Temples as they represent...

  • Athi Venkateswara Different Musical Notes From Hanuman Vanmutti

    16 days ago
  • This temple has the Idol made of Athi Tree as the one in Kanchipuram Varadaraja Perumal temple. The moolavar is Lord Vishnu and the Utsavar is Yoga Narasimha,which is a rarity...

  • Mantras,Sources Types Letters

    22 days ago

    • I have written in my earlier post on the Definition of Mantra . In this article I shall deal with the sources of Mantras. The uniqueness of Hinduism is that it is not Theories,but are experiences...

      Diane Ravitch's blog



  • My favorite daily commentator, Teresa Hanafin of “Fast Forward” at the Boston Globe, (sorry, I have no link–if you have one, please send it) wrote this morning:   Trump isn’t...

  • North Carolina: Governor Cooper (D) Vetoes Expansion of Failing Virtual Charter Schools

    8 hours ago
  •   Democratic Governor Roy Cooper vetoed legislation to allow the state’s two low-performing virtual charters to expand enrollment.  Republican legislators complained that...

  • Stephen Singer: Top 7 Ways Technology Interferes with Learning in Classroom

    9 hours ago

    •   Stephen Singer explains the ways that technology impedes learning. He is not opposed to technology. He is opposed to its overuse and misuse. Way #1: 1) It Stops Kids from Reading...

      Pasco Phronesis



  • In last week’s repeats there was another plug for the documentary Science Fair, which was first mentioned on Last Call with Carson Daly back in September 2018.  The directors’...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of July 15

    10 days ago
  • The late night programs ended their Independence Day related summer breaks this past week, but that did not result in a burst of new science and technology related bookings.  Last...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of July 8

    17 days ago

    • Last week many programs continued their repeats in light of the recent July 4th holiday.  What also continues is the drought of science and technology bookings.  The best I can manage...

      NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT



  • By Paul Homewood After all of the fuss about a couple of days of sunshine in Britain, reality brings us back down to earth with the monthly CET figures: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/cetml1659on.dat...

  • Greenland Ice sheet Meltdown Scare–Except It’s Not True

    11 hours ago
  • By Paul Homewood     The Washington Post has joined in the Greenland heatwave scam:   The same heat dome that roasted Europe and broke national temperature records in five countries...

  • Stella Hypocrisy!

    12 hours ago

    • By Paul Homewood     Not more green hypocrites, surely?   They are the eco-warriors plucked from Extinction Rebellion’s street protests to be models for Stella McCartney’s...

      NoTricksZone



  • The world was much warmer and greener with meters-higher sea levels just a few thousand years ago. Between 9000 to 6000 years ago, when global temperatures were 4-6°C warmer than...

  • Overshoot Day: German ARD Public Television Calls For Consumers To Be Punished By “So Damn Expensive” Prices

    a day ago
  • Green hubris: ARD German public television commentary labels its audience “consumption addicts” – mentally ill – and pleads they be punished with “so damn expensive”...

  • Two European Professors: IPCC Climate Modeling Methodology Opens Door To “Fake Conclusions” …”Manipulations””

    3 days ago

    • Two European professors recently wrote that the IPCC projections of future warming are based on huge unknowns, and do not take the past properly into account. This means that projections...

      NEPC Blog Post of the Day



  • Jersey Jazzman: What's Really Happening in Camden's Schools? This latest series on Camden's schools is in three parts: Part I Part II Part III (this post) I want to wrap up this series...

  • Shanker Blog: The Role of States in Teacher Pay Gaps

    7 days ago
  • Shanker Blog: The Role of States in Teacher Pay Gaps We recently published a research brief looking at gaps in pay between teachers and comparable non-teacher professionals...

  • VT Digger: William Mathis: Who Likes School Test Scores? Almost No One

    8 days ago

    • VT Digger: William Mathis: Who Likes School Test Scores? Almost No One The latest release of statewide test results (the Snapshot) generated some twitchy nerves for this recovering...

      Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers



  • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review This year marks the centennial anniversary of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Or at least, in theory, it sort of does. In 1919...

  • Woke Racism

    2 days ago
  • Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness Well before Sigmund Freud formalized the idea of “projectionism”—the defense of one’s own shortcomings and sins by attributing...

  • The Lessons of the Versailles Treaty

    6 days ago

    • Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness The Treaty of Versailles was signed in Versailles, France, on June 28, 1919. Neither the winners nor the losers of World War I were happy with...

    The Moderate Voice



  • By STEVE D. STONES This is part two of a three part series on cult television shows. Here at Plan 9 Crunch, we acknowledge the importance of television as part of the “cult-dom” culture...

  • #MoscowMitch (Cartoon, Column and Video)

    10 hours ago
  • The owner of one of the online news sites who subscribes to my cartoons emailed asking if I was going to draw a cartoon about Mitch McConnell. He mentioned that “MoscowMitch” was...

  • Joe Biden was brilliantly and gloriously adequate

    10 hours ago

    • WASHINGTON — Joe Biden was good enough. And that, in itself, was a victory. His fellow Democrats began attacking him in the very first minute of Wednesday night’s debate, and they...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • There has been a 12 percentage point decline in the share of Democrats who view the impact of churches positively (from 50% to 38%); Democrats are now evenly divided in these attitudes...

  • That was then, this is now

    12 hours ago
  • Poughkeepsie Journal: “Woodstock 50 festival has been canceled. Set for Aug. 16-18, Woodstock 50 was to memorialize the iconic event many consider to be the top achievement of...

  • Average is Over: Newspaper Edition

    13 hours ago

    • Joshua Benton at the LA Times illustrates average is over for newspapers. On the left the print circulation of major newspapers in 2002. The NYTimes is the leader but other newspapers...

      Lloyd Lofthouse


    • Every vote in 2020 will be a vote for Donald Trump or the U.S. Constitution; no other issue counts. Continue reading →

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  • There is little doubt that illegal immigration has reached epidemic proportions — amounting to an invasion. As bad as it has been in the past, it has escalated exponentially as the...

  • ICE Has Dumped More Than 215K Illegals Into Interior U.S.

    4 hours ago
  • The latest data show that the Trump administration is permitting the Central American “migrants,” who are crossing the border at nearly 3,600 per day, to colonize the United...

  • Michael Moore: Dems Must Move Hard Left, Nominate Michelle Obama

    6 hours ago

    • Michael Moore says the Democratic party must hang a sharp left turn and nominate Michelle Obama to get back in the White House.

      MintPress News



  • Cotler’s campaigns for foreign regime change or intervention almost always march in lock-step with neoconservative U.S. foreign policy. His “humanitarian” branding is...

  • Houthis Launch Major Strikes on Saudi Coalition Targets Amid Talk of Secret Negotiations

    6 hours ago
  • Pressure on the Kingdom has reached a fever pitch thanks to a near-continuous stream of Houthi attacks on vital Saudi targets in the past few months. The post Houthis Launch Major Strikes...

  • Netanyahu May Survive This Political Crisis, but Israel’s Left Will Not

    a day ago

    • As Benjamin Netanyahu closes ranks with Israel's most far-right elements, the country's already waning political Left struggles to survive The post Netanyahu May Survive This...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • There has been a 12 percentage point decline in the share of Democrats who view the impact of churches positively (from 50% to 38%); Democrats are now evenly divided in these attitudes...

  • That was then, this is now

    12 hours ago
  • Poughkeepsie Journal: “Woodstock 50 festival has been canceled. Set for Aug. 16-18, Woodstock 50 was to memorialize the iconic event many consider to be the top achievement of...

  • Average is Over: Newspaper Edition

    13 hours ago

    • Joshua Benton at the LA Times illustrates average is over for newspapers. On the left the print circulation of major newspapers in 2002. The NYTimes is the leader but other newspapers...

      Made from Truth and Lies



  • Some fun crossings between Ireland and the UK. Would love to see 'technology' solve this...(tags:borders NorthernIreland Ireland UK Europe )In case anyone is still confused by...

  • Interesting Links for 31-07-2019

    2 days ago
  • Grand Theft Auto maker has paid no UK corporation tax in 10 years(tags:UK tax games gta OhForFucksSake )Ethiopia Plants 350M Trees in One Day to Combat Drought and Climate Change(tags:trees...

  • Interesting Links for 30-07-2019

    3 days ago

    • Famous dance scenes from movies with the wrong music. (favourites are Saturday Night Fever Vs Metallica and Flashdance Vs Bon Jovi(tags:music video movies dancing viaSwampers...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Only people who already have hepatitis B can get hepatitis D. Learn more about the causes and symptoms of hepatitis D, as well as the possible complications...

  • Medical News Today: The top foods high in zinc

    a day ago
  • Zinc plays a vital role in many functions in the body, including growth. Learn about which foods contain the most zinc here. We also cover vegetarian and vegan options...

  • Medical News Today: What causes pain in the lower left back?

    a day ago

    • Pain in the lower left back often originates from muscle strains or kidney problems, but there are many other possible causes. We describe these causes and their treatments...

      InvestmentWatch



  • Trump’s intraday market Tweet about new 10% tariffs on $300 billion dollars of Chinese goods caused US stocks to tumble, the US Dollar to stop its rally to 99 or ... Read more...

  • FITTON:HUGE: Comey Caught With Trump FBI Files In His House. Judicial Watch lawsuit gets the goods…

    8 hours ago
  • by TFittonJW One minute vid: Here is the background: www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-new-docs-show-fbi-agents-went-to-comeys-home-to-retrieve-memos/...

  • America’s Poverty Trap: How A Small Financial Setback Can Spiral Into an Inescapable Disaster

    8 hours ago

    • by Daisy Luther The problem with poverty in America is that the system is designed to keep you poor. Maybe it’s just because poor people are easier to control. I ... Read more...

      www.gurukalehuru.com



  • Well, the second Democratic debate is over, and it couldn’t have come out better for a Bernie/Tulsi enthusiast like myself.Bernie made Tim Ryan look like a sad puppy, confused that...

  • Bernie’s Big Night

    a day ago
  • I haven’t actually sat down and watched the whole debate yet, perhaps I’ll do that tomorrow, but from all I see on the Internet today Bernie kicked butt. He came through the swinging...

  • The Great Hack

    2 days ago

    • I watched a documentary on NetFlix today called The Great Hack, about the Cambridge Analytica scandal and, while it filled me in on a few details, didn’t really tell me much that was...

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    1 August - iGoogle Portal - Tab 8




  • Why is it so common for earthlings to blame every unfortunate occurrence on the “Full Moon”? People tend to interpret information to confirm their beliefs. When life is hectic...

  • How Quantum Mechanics Can Assist In Our Lives

    3 days ago
  • How can we use the ideas being discovered by scientists in the field of quantum mechanics to assist us in our own lives? Quantum mechanics scientists have discovered that beams of light...

  • Either Love Like You Give A Sh#t Or Be Alone – Your Choice

    3 days ago

    • Love like you give a DAMN. Be open, genuine, and empathic, in other words, transparent, vulnerable, and honest. If you do not love like you give DAMN, then you wasting BOTH of your time...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Only people who already have hepatitis B can get hepatitis D. Learn more about the causes and symptoms of hepatitis D, as well as the possible complications...

  • Medical News Today: The top foods high in zinc

    a day ago
  • Zinc plays a vital role in many functions in the body, including growth. Learn about which foods contain the most zinc here. We also cover vegetarian and vegan options...

  • Medical News Today: What causes pain in the lower left back?

    a day ago

    • Pain in the lower left back often originates from muscle strains or kidney problems, but there are many other possible causes. We describe these causes and their treatments...

      Exceptional Delaware 2017



  • In a unanimous vote, the Delaware State Board of Education placed Odyssey Charter School on probation until June 30th, 2020.  The main takeaway of their probation conditions is...

  • Poll: What Will Happen With Odyssey Charter School Tonight?

    14 days ago

  • Kim Williams Calls Out Earl Jaques For The Consummate Liar He Is

    19 days ago

    • In an article on Delaware Public Media concerning the status of the charter school audit bills, State Rep. Earl Jaques spun a web of lies about State Rep. Kim Williams, the sponsor of...

      Have You Heard



  • TweetIn the latest episode of Have You Heard, economist Marshall Steinbaum talks free college, human capital theory, educationism and why it’s time to disrupt the individualized...

  • Is *Progressive Charter School* an Oxymoron?

    21 days ago
  • TweetRemember back in the early days of the charter school movement when charter proponents used to talk about 1,000 flowers blooming? Well, a funny thing happened to all of those...

  • Michigan’s School Choice Mess

    a month ago

    • TweetHave You Heard heads to Michigan to learn about a lesser-known part of the state’s free market education experiment: inter-district school choice. More than 100,000 Michigan...

      Chicago Boyz



  • Yes, the great science fiction visionary, Robert A. Heinlein (PBUM) an Annapolis grad and serving naval officer who was discharged for reasons of health early on in what might have...

  • A Visual Impression of the Democratic Debate

    9 hours ago

  • “Like a combination Love Boat and Gravy Train”

    a day ago

    • NEW YORK CITY (AP) – After a journey spanning 5 years and over 100,000 nautical miles, a liberal research vessel has finally returned home to the New York harbor from which it originally...

      Centinel2012



  • Rebel Wisdom Published on Jan 26, 2018 The second part of Rebel Wisdom’s exclusive interview with psychologist and professor Jordan Peterson – where he talks about the challenges...

  • When Muslims Do Not Assimilate

    8 hours ago
  • Jul 31 2019 | by Bill Warner Even in PC Europe the leftists have noticed that Muslim immigrants self-ghettoize and do not attempt to become Europeans. The answer as to why this happens...

  • Did the Justice Department Whitewash Pedophile Allegations Against Government Employees?

    8 hours ago

    • Armstrong Economics Blog/Rule of Law Re-Posted Aug 1, 2019 by Martin Armstrong

      The BRAD BLOG



  • On today's BradCast: Special coverage of Night One of the second 2020 Democratic Presidential debate. This one was broadcast from the Fox Theater in Detroit and hosted by CNN. [Audio...

  • What's in YOUR Voting System? Capital One Hack Underscores Vulnerable U.S. Election Systems: 'BradCast' 7/30/2019

    2 days ago
  • On today's BradCast: The hack of over 100 million personal financial records of those who applied for credit cards at Capital One, one of the nation's largest financial institutions...

  • 'Green News Report' - July 30, 2019

    2 days ago

    • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: California wins, Trump loses as four major automakers make a deal on fuel-efficient cars; Two cable networks to host climate change town halls for 2020 presidential...

      bluebird of bitterness



  • Here’s a little stroll down memory lane in celebration of National Girlfriends Day (yes, it’s a real thing): ❧ ❧ ❧ A group of girlfriends, all aged 40, discussed where they...

  • Send in the clowns

    a day ago

  • Happy birthday, Emily

    3 days ago

    • It’s the birthday of Emily Brontë (1818-1848), who is remembered — when she’s remembered at all — as the author of Wuthering Heights, her only novel. Not many know that she...

      Home



  • As the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe unfolded in March 2011, experts began studying the impact of radioactivity, particularly radioiodine, on children's health. After Chernobyl...

  • Physicians for Social Responsibility lists dozens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombing commemorations nationwide

    a day ago
  • https://www.psr.org/HiroshimaNagasakiEvents Check for a commemoration event near you, and spread the word to your friends, family, colleagues, and neighbors...

  • 'Next Chernobyl or Three Mile Island': South Carolina citizens fear environmental catastrophe

    2 days ago

    • As reported on RT. (You can skip the ad at the beginning.) The story is about the latest hazardous radioactivity and toxic chemical leak at the Westinghouse nuclear fuel fabrication...

    BlackListed News



  • This recent intelligence bulletin comes as the FBI is facing pressure to explain who it considers an extremist, and how the government prosecutes domestic terrorists. In recent...
  • ( Translation : How government overreach itself becomes a terrorizing threat. A 'conspiracy theory' occurs when government / military / corporate secrecy and propaganda muddy the waters so badly guesstimating is inevitably best intel  )

  • PENTAGON: NEW LASER TECH CAN MAKE PEOPLE HEAR VOICE COMMANDS

    20 hours ago
  • The Pentagon is working on a weapon that uses lasers and plasma to transmit sound files, even human speech, directly to individual people at great distances...

  • Yemen: UAE-backed official killed in Houthi strike 

    20 hours ago

    • A UAE-backed commander was amongst those killed when an explosion struck a military parade in Yemen’s southern city of Aden today. Scores were injured and killed in the blast which...

      Research Digest



  • By Emma Young. The findings suggest that "affect labelling" could help protect vulnerable teens from depression.

  • Episode 17: How To Make Running Less Painful And More Fun

    10 days ago
  • Presented by Christian Jarrett, this podcast episode looks into research to make running more enjoyable.

  • We’re seeking a writer to join our team!

    10 days ago

    • The British Psychological Society’s Research Digest, which keeps hundreds of thousands of people abreast of the latest exciting findings in…

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places



  • When I was a kid, my father would sometimes come home with a suitcase full of earthy-smelling olive-green soap. It was knobbly and waxy and marked with curious Arabic inscriptions...

  • The Fruitcake Prison Break That Reshaped Irish History

    2 hours ago
  • What may have been the most consequential fruitcake of all time was—like most fruitcakes—left uneaten. In an unlikely scheme so gimmicky that it’s now a television trope...

  • Talcott Basalt Lava Pillows in Meriden, Connecticut

    2 hours ago

    • Most people visit Target for home goods and clothing. But shoppers at this store are also treated to a glimpse of the Earth's ancient past—if they know where to look. In the early Mesozoic...

      Accidental Deliberations



  • This and that for your Thursday reading.- Kate Lyons points out the health effects of our climate breakdown, including childhood deaths and the stunting of growth. Pheobe Weston...

  • Wednesday Morning Links

    a day ago
  • This and that for your mid-week reading.- Noah Smith writes about the unfairness and inaccuracy in blaming people for finding themselves in poverty. And Sarah Kaine and Emmanuel...

  • Tuesday Night Cat Blogging

    2 days ago

    • Blanketed cats.
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    1 August - iGoogle Portal - Tab 7 - MSM News


  • Last night's showdown felt like reality TV, in enlightening and uncanny ways.

  • Poisoned Air in Paris, Intel's New Chips, and More News

    3 hours ago
  • Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.

  • How a 6,000-Year-Old Dog Cancer Spread Around the World

    5 hours ago

    • A massive collection of dog tumor samples is revealing the secrets of a contagious, parasite-like cancer that could help explain human cancers too.

      NYT & Home Page



  • The additional 10 percent tariff on about $300 billion worth of goods means the United States will tax essentially all imports from China.

  • Support for Impeachment Inquiry Grows in the House

    5 hours ago
  • The trickle of Democrats backing an impeachment inquiry is threatening to turn into a flood, but there are few signs the rising tide will sway House Democratic leaders...

  • Biden Defends Obama Legacy After It Was Bruised in Democratic Debate

    5 hours ago

    • Mr. Biden has used his association with Barack Obama to burnish his candidacy, but in Wednesday’s debate that legacy drew some criticism from fellow Democrats...

      India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Ti




  • ‘Jai Shri Ram’ should be chanted more: Kerala top cop

    34 minutes ago

  • One-time relief for NGOs that failed to file tax returns

    35 minutes ago


    •   BBC News - UK



  • Police tell Whaley Bridge's 6,500 residents to gather at a school amid fears a reservoir could burst.

  • Bank of England cuts UK growth forecast

    10 hours ago
  • The Bank holds interest rates steady, but warns about the impact of a no-deal Brexit.

  • Louise Porton guilty of killing daughters who 'got in the way'

    7 hours ago

    • Louise Porton killed Lexi Draper, three, and 17-month-old Scarlett Vaughan, jurors find.


      National Geographic News



  • Climbers reached the Matterhorn's summit in 1865—then tragedy struck.

  • What is a 'black moon', and how often does one happen?

    a day ago
  • Find out what this lunar event really means, and why it's actually impossible to see a black moon rising.

  • 10 sweet photos of honeybees

    10 days ago

    • In celebration of National Honeybee Day, see our favorite photos of bees and the people who love them.

      Reuters: World News



  • Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that if a senior government scientist had betrayed his confidence regarding deforestation data, he would be fired, underlining...

  • Trump plays down new apparent North Korea test, still open to talks

    35 minutes ago
  • U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday played down what appeared to be North Korea's third missile launch in just over week, saying they were short-range and "very standard" and...

  • North Korean projectiles believed to be short-range ballistic missiles: Kyodo

    36 minutes ago

    • The North Korean projectiles launched early Friday are believed to be short-range ballistic missiles, Kyodo News reported, citing unnamed Japanese government officials...

    SPACE.com



  • Heavy metals were seen escaping from the top of this odd, football-shaped exoplanet.

  • Epic '80s Sci-Fi Miniseries 'V' Remastered and Available on Blu-Ray

    3 hours ago
  • The sci-fi series "V" debuted in 1983 and considered an alien occupation of Earth.

  • The Brightest Visible Planets in August's Night Sky: How to See them (and When)

    3 hours ago

    • Here's how to see three naked-eye planets visible in August's night sky.
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